Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench X Coaches Box Coaches Box FHSAA has mandated the following pre-game procedures for all regular season, district, regional, and state play-off contests.

It’s game time!!! 15:00 00 00 1 R U Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench X Coaches Box Coaches Box HOME GUEST 15:00 GUEST 00 00 PERIOD 1 HOME It’s game time!!! R U

12:00 ON THE GAME CLOCK R U Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench X Coaches Box Coaches Box Coach Coach C 12:00 ON THE GAME CLOCK C Team Captains! Team Captains! R U

U1 Monitors warm-ups on both ends of the court……. Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench U X Coaches Box Coaches Box Coach Coach C C R Coaches: Are all players properly equipped and ready to play? Clear up uniform issues. Mouthpieces if applicable. Identify “speaking” Team Captain. Sportsmanship. Advise officials if you want a 30-sec or full timeout right away. Understand introductions & national anthem process…. Keep this brief!!!!!

10:00 ON THE GAME CLOCK U R Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench X Coaches Box U Coaches Box Coach Coach Referee: Greet scorekeepers and clock operator. Test AP arrow box. Check/sign home book. Secure game ball. C C R 10:00 ON THE GAME CLOCK Umpire continues to observe both ends of the court.

Less than 10 minutes and counting… Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench Coach X Coach Coaches Box R Coaches Box Less than 10 minutes and counting… C C Referee resumes observing Visitor team players. Umpire now resumes observing Home team players only. U

Home Bench TABLE Visitor Bench Coach X Coach Coaches Box Coaches Box Teams go to their respective bench. At 01:00 minute left in the warm-ups…horn blows and crew proceeds to tableside. Remove your jackets. C C R U

Warm-ups completed..next is music, prayers, introductions of starters 1 2 3 4 5 S S Home Bench S S S 5 4 3 2 1 TABLE Visitor Bench Coach X Coach Coaches Box R U Coaches Box Visiting starters return to their bench Warm-ups completed..next is music, prayers, introductions of starters Teams must gather in front of their bench; not in the half court jump circle!!! Introduction of starting players

R U 1 2 3 4 5 S S S Home Bench S S 5 4 3 2 1 TABLE Visitor Bench X Coach X Coach Coaches Box R U Coaches Box Home starters return to their bench Teams must gather in front of their bench; not in the half court jump circle!!! Time for the TIP-OFF !!!!! Introduction of starting players

R U 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Home Bench 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 TABLE Visitor Bench X Coach X Coach Coaches Box R U Coaches Box U1 checks with clock operator and scorekeeper to verify they are ready to begin the contest. R and U1 check all 10 players. U1 raises chop arm to indicate to the R that the contest can begin. Verify jumpers are facing correct direction. R blows whistle and steps in for jump ball.